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Re:Anthropic downloaded over 7M pirated books to train Claud... by conradev on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @12:15PM (#44501435)
Yes! You were sold a service and not a good, and you cannot copyright the act of the massage itself.
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Re:Anthropic downloaded over 7M pirated books to train Claud... by freejazz on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @12:40PM (#44501681)
That's because a massage is not a copyrightable expression (dance is), not because it's sold as a service.
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